my partner said “no” and i am so happy that they did

i was telling my partner that im ready to have sex, they said they weren’t just yet. im so happy that they are comfortable enough to tell me “no” when they don’t want to do anything. i absolutely adore them so much. i said it’s okay and that we can wait until they’re ready. they didn’t believe me at first, they’ve had sexual trauma in the past, having non consensual sex with past partners and wasn’t ever really ready to have sex with them. im so glad that i get to be the person to make them feel safe and comfortable about our relationship

edit: we’ve been getting more comfortable talking about and making jokes about sex, even somewhat sexting each other. im so happy they’re this comfortable with me